What's the fuss all about

I was out with my son today and we happened to stop into a Best Buy store. When I was looking around I walked through the cell phone section and there it was..... an angelic "aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" went through my head as I spotted a new Passport. This is the first time seeing the phone in person. My first though was Wow...this is really nice, my second thought after picking it up was "what is all the fuss about! This is small". I'm not just cracking off a sarcastic comment to get a response. I was actually a little disappointed. With all the hype and fuss about how big this phone is and "why would anyone want something so big" comments, I was expecting something BIG, like Galaxy Note height but not so, if anything they could have stretched it a bit to make the keys a little taller so it would be easier to type. Being 6'4 and 230lbs the phone does look a bit small in the hand. I was looking forward to getting one (when they're not actually all sold out) but now I'm thinking twice about it. Here's hoping the next rev of this phone gets bigger!

All the Bestbuys and FS's wouldn't let me buy off contract for a Telus one. I tried all the ones in my area.

I tried the same thing with those stores as well, as I did Telus. I was told they don't sell them unlocked for at least the 1st week after release. One thing about Telus stores though, they were going to try and charge me between $100 and $150 more to buy it unlocked for some reason. However I did find a Telus store yesterday that did sell me one off contract for the regular price. So I now have a unlocked Passport and am very happy with it.
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I .... I was expecting something BIG, like Galaxy Note height but not so, if anything they could have stretched it a bit to make the keys a little taller so it would be easier type...

You get really used to the keyboard after a day or so, but I agree. The phone is not big. Once you are used to it for a few days you will see if fits in your shirt pocket, jacket pocket, pants pocket. Very easy to read emails. The phone quality is excellent. It is a very good business phone, no doubt.

I got mine at BestBuy in Ottawa. Lucky I got the last one in stock. I bought it on contract with Telus (boo!) but I had the option of buying it outright. It is on sale right now for $199 on a 2 year contract. How could I say no?

I was out with my son today and we happened to stop into a Best Buy store. When I was looking around I walked through the cell phone section and there it was..... an angelic "aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" went through my head as I spotted a new Passport. This is the first time seeing the phone in person. My first though was Wow...this is really nice, my second thought after picking it up was "what is all the fuss about! This is small". I'm not just cracking off a sarcastic comment to get a response. I was actually a little disappointed. With all the hype and fuss about how big this phone is and "why would anyone want something so big" comments, I was expecting something BIG, like Galaxy Note height but not so, if anything they could have stretched it a bit to make the keys a little taller so it would be easier type. Being 6'4 and 230lbs the phone does look a bit small in the hand. I was looking forward to getting one (when they're not actually all sold out) but now I'm thinking twice about it. Here's hoping the next rev of this phone gets bigger!